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योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-33, verse-16

जटाजूटैश्च कपिला मौलिमालितमस्तकाः ।
प्रकोष्ठगाक्षवलया मल्लिकावलयान्विताः ॥ १६ ॥
jaṭājūṭaiśca kapilā maulimālitamastakāḥ ,
prakoṣṭhagākṣavalayā mallikāvalayānvitāḥ 16
16. jaṭājūṭaiḥ ca kapilāḥ maulimālitamastakāḥ
prakoṣṭhagākṣavalayāḥ mallikāvalayānvitāḥ
16. jaṭājūṭaiḥ ca kapilāḥ maulimālitamastakāḥ
prakoṣṭhagākṣavalayāḥ mallikāvalayānvitāḥ
16. They appeared tawny due to their masses of matted hair, their heads were adorned with crowns, their forearms bore rosary beads, and they were graced with jasmine garlands.

Words meanings summery:

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  • जटाजूटैः (jaṭājūṭaiḥ) - by or with masses of matted hair
  • (ca) - and
  • कपिलाः (kapilāḥ) - tawny, brownish-red, reddish
  • मौलिमालितमस्तकाः (maulimālitamastakāḥ) - having heads adorned with crowns or chaplets
  • प्रकोष्ठगाक्षवलयाः (prakoṣṭhagākṣavalayāḥ) - having rosary beads on their forearms
  • मल्लिकावलयान्विताः (mallikāvalayānvitāḥ) - endowed with jasmine garlands or bracelets

Words meanings and morphology

जटाजूटैः (jaṭājūṭaiḥ) - by or with masses of matted hair
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of jaṭājūṭa
jaṭājūṭa - mass or tangle of matted hair
Compound type : tatpurusha (jaṭā+jūṭa)
  • jaṭā – matted hair, tangled hair
    noun (feminine)
  • jūṭa – mass, braid, pile
    noun (masculine)
Note: Refers to the matted hair of the sages/celestials
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
कपिलाः (kapilāḥ) - tawny, brownish-red, reddish
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of kapila
kapila - tawny, brownish, reddish; a sage's name
Note: Describes the celestial beings
मौलिमालितमस्तकाः (maulimālitamastakāḥ) - having heads adorned with crowns or chaplets
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of maulimālitamastaka
maulimālitamastaka - one whose head (mastaka) is adorned (mālita) with a crown or chaplet (mauli)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mauli+mālita+mastaka)
  • mauli – crown, diadem, chaplet, topknot
    noun (masculine)
  • mālita – adorned with garlands, garlanded
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    Derived from mālya (garland) or related to root māl (to adorn)
  • mastaka – head
    noun (masculine)
Note: Describes the celestial beings
प्रकोष्ठगाक्षवलयाः (prakoṣṭhagākṣavalayāḥ) - having rosary beads on their forearms
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of prakoṣṭhagākṣavalaya
prakoṣṭhagākṣavalaya - one who has rosary beads (akṣavalaya) resting on (ga) their forearms (prakoṣṭha)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (prakoṣṭha+ga+akṣavalaya)
  • prakoṣṭha – forearm, wrist
    noun (masculine)
  • ga – going, being, resting on
    adjective (masculine)
    agent noun/adjective
    Derived from root gam (to go)
    Root: gam (class 1)
  • akṣavalaya – rosary, string of beads
    noun (masculine)
Note: Describes the celestial beings
मल्लिकावलयान्विताः (mallikāvalayānvitāḥ) - endowed with jasmine garlands or bracelets
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of mallikāvalayānvita
mallikāvalayānvita - one who is endowed with (anvita) jasmine (mallikā) garlands or bracelets (valaya)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mallikā+valaya+anvita)
  • mallikā – jasmine flower
    noun (feminine)
  • valaya – bracelet, armlet, garland, circle
    noun (masculine)
  • anvita – accompanied by, connected with, endowed with
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    Derived from root i (to go) with prefix anu-
    Prefix: anu
    Root: i (class 2)
Note: Describes the celestial beings